Sanitary girdle



A. M. MONJAR SANITARY GIRDLE Aug. 1, 1950 Filed Jan. 26, 1948 IN VENTDRALICE M. MO/VJAE BY Patented Aug. 1, 1950 S a a 2,517,503 j ILSANITARY'Gj'jbIl-i: t Alice Monjar, springlielinfihic' Application;January 26, 1e48, Serial at.

* z bl ainis. (cuers) 1' This-invention relates wanes .earmenaaau itsconcerned primarily with a single garment 1 which is so fabricated thatit may be used by in the wearer to perform the functions of "two or -1nor e under garmentscommonly worn by women.

At the present'time many Women are-desirous of wearing what is known asa parity, girdle- -Such a garment has all the structural elements of a.pair of "ladiesf panties but :is tight fitting and includespanelsorsections of an elastic material whereby it is capable ofperforming the supporting functions of a girdle, Moreover, it has beenthe practice to anc'h'orthc up er ends of 'garter straps to; girdles and"similar ladies garments.

Panty girdles eithetypewhmn "are now avail able m-ay ordinarily be wornby the user except for thosep'erio'ds when she requires sanitary proofthe type indicated which includes a seam at a convenient location thatis normally closed with a hookless or zipper type slide fastener. Withthis arrangement the user of one of these garments is enabled to put iton with a minimum of inconvenience and the same may be opened asoccasion demands with a minimum of inconvenience.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garment of the typeindicated which includes a pair of panels, one being located at eachside so as to normally cover the flank of the user and each of thesepanels is made of an elastic material. This imparts the necessarystretchability to the garment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment of the typeindicated which includes a crotch section which, in effect, defines thepanty construction. This crotch section is made from the same materialas the main body portion of the girdle but is ordinarily re-inforced.When occasion demands a protective insert such as one made from rubberor plastic may be detachably secured to the face of this crotch and anabsorbent pad anchored to the insert.

v 2 :Various other and more detailed objects and advantages of theinvention such as arise in con- :nection with carrying ou't the abovenoted ideas in a practical embodiment will "in part become apparent and"in part be hereinafter stated "as the description of theinventicnproceeds.

The invention, therefore, 'cbm'p'rise's a ladies garment which isadapted to function as'aipair er panties; garter belt, "a girdle, and asanitary belt. I v For" a run and "more ccni iet understandin 1" f the"inventicn, reference may be had tn the following description and"accompanying drawiiifg's wherein:

Figure l i's il, *flfifit VlW Of a garment designed in accordance withthe f'prec'eptsof this invention;

' Figure 2 1s a bak'v'iew pi the garment shown "in Figure 1; I Figure 3is a bdttcm "plan view lbking' upwardlyat tne-croteh section;and tFigure 1 is a top plan view eras crotch section with *tneyinsertattached thereto.

Referring nbw'to thenrawmg wherein like refieren e character's denotecorresponding parts a first more particularly to Ti ers 1, the earmeritof this inventicn is shown as 'c'om'pns'ing a front panel 10 designed tocover the abdomen of the wearerarid 'men snens made r'rom satinerasimilar material; asps panel i l is as having one edge secured to thefront panel Ill as by the stitching represented at 12. This side panel Il is made from elastic material. The particular type of elastic materialemployed is not a part of the present invention as various fabrics ofthis type are well-known and available on the market as much.

Referring now more particularly to Figure 2, a back panel is representedat 13. The side panel I I has its other edge anchored to the back panel13 by the stitching represented at l4. A second side panel l5 which issubstantially a duplicate of the side panel I I has its side edgesecured to the other edge of the back "panel I3 by the stitchingindicated at I6.

Under normal conditions the free edges of the front panel l0 and theside panel IE will be joined by a hookless or zipper type slide slidefastener represented at IT. It will be understood that this connectionat I! may be opened or closed at the will of the wearer.

A pair of garter straps l8 and I9 have their upper ends secured to thegarment in any preferred manner although the invention particularlycontemplates that these garter straps or supporters be removable. Thus,any well-known type of removable connection may be employed in anchoringthese straps I8 and [9 in position. Another pair of garter straps orsupporters are similarly secured to the other side of the garment anddesignated 20 and 2 I.

A crotch section is designated 22 and the front end thereof is definedby the inclined edges 23 and which are stitched to thefront panel. 10.The rear end of the crotch section 22 is also defined by inclined edges25 and 26 and these edges are stitched to the rear panel [3.

The garment which has so far been described may be worn by the wearerunder normal conditions and will perform the functions oiunder panties,a girdle, and garter belt. When occasion arises that the wearer requiressanitary protection an insert shown at 21 is detachably secured to thecrotch section 22. The front end of this ,insert 21 has a formationcorresponding to the edges 23 and 24 and it may be detachably securedthereto in any preferred manner such as by the detachable fasteningelements shown at 28. Likewise, the edges of the insert 2'! correspondin shape to the edges 25 and 26 to which they are secured by the samedetachable fastening elements.

' The insert 21 ismade from a material having good protective qualitiessuch as rubber or synthetic plastic. Pin tabs shown at 29 may beemployed for anchoring an absorbent pad to the insert 21. It is notablethat 'the insert 21 at each side extends over and beyond the. crotchsection 22 so as to afford adequate protection and insure againstsoilage.

The garment above described may be made in various sizes to suit thebody of any particular wearer as a snug fit is highly desirable if notessential to proper functioning of the garment.

While a preferred specific embodiment of the invention is hereinbeforeset forth, it is to be clearly understood that the invention is not tobe limited to the exact construction illustrated and described, becausevarious modifications of these non-elastic material, side panels ofelastic material with the edges of each side panel being joined to thefront and rear panel, respectively, a crotch section joining front andrear panels having concavely curved lateral edges, the edges of suchcrotch section, the bottom edges of the front and rear panels and thebottom edge of said side panels forming two continuous lower edgesdefining leg openings, and supporters removably secured to said panelsand an insert detachably secured to the opposite ends of said crotchsection having edges corresponding in shape and size to said crotchsection and fastening means adjacent to the opposite ends of said insertfor attaching an absorbent pad thereto.

2. A garment of the character described comprising front and back panelsof a substantially non-elastic material, side panels of elastic materialwith the edges of each side panel being joined to the front and rearpanel, respectively, a crotch section joining front and rear panelshaving concavely curved lateral edges, the edges of such crotch section,the bottom edges of the front and rear panels and the bottom edge ofsaid side panels forming two continuous lower edges defining legopenings, and a protective insert detachably secured to the inner faceof said crotch section said crotch section and insert having inclinededges and said insert overlying and covering said crotch section, andmeans on said insert and at the opposite end thereof for detachablysupporting an absorbent pad.

ALICE M. MONJAR.

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